Astros first baseman Jon Singleton (28) sits on the bench after the Astros 3-1 loss to the Twins.

Astros first baseman Jon Singleton (28) sits on the bench after the Astros 3-1 loss to the Twins.

Photo: Karen Warren / Houston Chronicle

Image 17 of 59

Minnesota Twins first baseman Joe Mauer (7) celebrates his home run with teammate Kennys Vargas (19) during the sixth inning of an MLB baseball game at Minute Maid Park, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2014, in Houston. ( Karen Warren / Houston Chronicle ) less

Minnesota Twins first baseman Joe Mauer (7) celebrates his home run with teammate Kennys Vargas (19) during the sixth inning of an MLB baseball game at Minute Maid Park, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2014, in Houston. ... more

Photo: Karen Warren / Houston Chronicle

Image 18 of 59

Astros center fielder Dexter Fowler (21) is tagged out at second by Twins shortstop Eduardo Escobar (5) after trying to stretch his single into a double during the sixth inning.

Astros center fielder Dexter Fowler (21) is tagged out at second by Twins shortstop Eduardo Escobar (5) after trying to stretch his single into a double during the sixth inning.

Astros first baseman Jon Singleton (28) smiles and fist bumps first base coach Tarrik Brock on his single during the fourth inning.

Astros first baseman Jon Singleton (28) smiles and fist bumps first base coach Tarrik Brock on his single during the fourth inning.

Photo: Karen Warren / Houston Chronicle

Image 28 of 59

Astros shortstop Marwin Gonzalez reaches for a single hit by Twins center fielder Danny Santana during the fifth inning.

Astros shortstop Marwin Gonzalez reaches for a single hit by Twins center fielder Danny Santana during the fifth inning.

Photo: Karen Warren / Houston Chronicle

Image 29 of 59

Astros right fielder George Springer (4) in the dugout before the start of the game.

Astros right fielder George Springer (4) in the dugout before the start of the game.

Photo: Karen Warren / Houston Chronicle

Image 30 of 59

Astros center fielder Dexter Fowler (21) during the National Anthem before the start of the series finale on Wednesday.

Astros center fielder Dexter Fowler (21) during the National Anthem before the start of the series finale on Wednesday.

Photo: Karen Warren / Houston Chronicle

Image 31 of 59

Minnesota Twins third baseman Trevor Plouffe (24) watches his throw to first from his knees on a challenged ground out hit by Astros second baseman Jose Altuve during the third inning.

Minnesota Twins third baseman Trevor Plouffe (24) watches his throw to first from his knees on a challenged ground out hit by Astros second baseman Jose Altuve during the third inning.

Photo: Karen Warren / Houston Chronicle

Image 32 of 59

Astros second baseman Jose Altuve (27) reacts after thinking his ground ball was a single during the third inning.

Astros second baseman Jose Altuve (27) reacts after thinking his ground ball was a single during the third inning.

Photo: Karen Warren / Houston Chronicle

Image 33 of 59

Astros second baseman Jose Altuve hits a challenged ground ball during the third inning.

Astros second baseman Jose Altuve hits a challenged ground ball during the third inning.

Photo: Karen Warren / Houston Chronicle

Image 34 of 59

Astros slugger Chris Carter meets with Tim Pinkard, who caught both of Carter's home runs from Tuesday night, before the start of the series finale on Wednesday.

Astros slugger Chris Carter meets with Tim Pinkard, who caught both of Carter's home runs from Tuesday night, before the start of the series finale on Wednesday.

Photo: Karen Warren / Houston Chronicle

Image 35 of 59

Astros slugger Chris Carter meets with Tim Pinkard, who caught both of Carter's home runs Tuesday night, before the start of the series finale on Wednesday.

Astros slugger Chris Carter meets with Tim Pinkard, who caught both of Carter's home runs Tuesday night, before the start of the series finale on Wednesday.

Photo: Karen Warren / Houston Chronicle

Image 36 of 59

Astros slugger Chris Carter meets with Tim Pinkard and his daughter Brooke, 4, before Wednesday's game. Pinkard caught both of Carter's home runs at his first Astros game in the Crawford Boxes Tuesday night. less

Astros slugger Chris Carter meets with Tim Pinkard and his daughter Brooke, 4, before Wednesday's game. Pinkard caught both of Carter's home runs at his first Astros game in the Crawford Boxes Tuesday ... more

Astros left fielder Domingo Santana (13) is consoled by teammates after Twins first baseman Joe Mauer's RBI single in the ninth inning.

Astros left fielder Domingo Santana (13) is consoled by teammates after Twins first baseman Joe Mauer's RBI single in the ninth inning.

Photo: Karen Warren / Houston Chronicle

Image 58 of 59

Twins second baseman Brian Dozier (2) dives into home on an RBI single hit by Joe Mauer.

Twins second baseman Brian Dozier (2) dives into home on an RBI single hit by Joe Mauer.

Photo: Karen Warren / Houston Chronicle

Image 59 of 59

Astros catcher Jason Castro (15) reacts after Twins second baseman Brian Dozier (2) dove in for the second run scored on an RBI single by Joe Mauer in the ninth inning.

Astros catcher Jason Castro (15) reacts after Twins second baseman Brian Dozier (2) dove in for the second run scored on an RBI single by Joe Mauer in the ninth inning.

Photo: Karen Warren / Houston Chronicle

McHugh ends drought with solid outing, win over Twins

1 / 59

Back to Gallery

Winless for more than two months, Collin McHugh held the Twins to four hits and one run with three strikeouts over six strong innings to snap a streak of six consecutive losses Tuesday night in a 10-4 victory at Minute Maid Park.

McHugh, who had not won since June 3, did not give up a run after Oswaldo Arcia’s solo home run to right field in the second inning.

“The biggest thing that he did was he attacked the strike zone,” manager Bo Porter said. “He didn’t waste a lot of pitches. He went right after those guys and forced them to put the ball in play.”

Although he had lost six consecutive decisions, McHugh (5-9) has actually made three consecutive quality starts and given up only three runs over a combined 19 1/3 innings. He has not given up more than five hits or one run in any of his last three starts.

“I’ve said it over and over before, I’ve had a lot of losing streaks in my life,” McHugh said. “I was 0-8 to start my career. It’s nothing new and it’s not something that you really even consciously think about as a pitcher. You want to go out and throw zeroes up, as many innings as you can as long as you can.

“That’s what we’ve been trying to do these last few outings. Today we were blessed enough to get a win out of it.”